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  1. Appy League introduces Elizabethton River Riders

    February 3, 2021 - 21:57 PM

    The Elizabethton River Riders are the fourth of ten new identities in the works for Appalachian League teams. The team announced its new identity, which was created in house by Major League Baseball, this morning. The nickname draws on the affinity that residents of Elizabethton, Tennessee, have for recreating on

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  2. New Appy League team Johnson City Doughboys pays homage to WW1 soldiers

    February 3, 2021 - 01:10 AM

    The Johnson City Doughboys are the third of ten Appalachian League teams to announce rebrands this offseason. The Doughboys nickname draws on patriotic pride, and specifically pays homage to a “Doughboys” statue, the only of its kind in the state of Tennessee, located near the team’s stadium. The term Doughboys

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  3. Appy League introduces Bristol State Liners in flurry of rebrands

    February 1, 2021 - 20:14 PM

    The Appalachian League baseball team that plays in the Twin Cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and Bristol, Virginia, heretofore the Bristol Pirates, is reviving a century-old nickname of one of the cities’ previous teams. The original Bristol State Liners made their Appalachian League debut in 1921 and played for five seasons.

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  4. Stirring Up Debate: Introducing the Burlington Sock Puppets

    February 1, 2021 - 15:06 PM

    If your city once laid claim to the title “Hosiery Capital of the South” and you’re trying to name a minor league baseball team, it would be almost criminally negligent not to seize on that fact. To that end, just moments ago, the Appalachian League’s franchise in Burlington, North Carolina,

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  5. Collegiate summer league reboots Negro Leagues’ Portland Rosebuds

    January 25, 2021 - 21:01 PM

    The Wild Wild West League, a four-team summer wood bat baseball league for high school and college players, was formed in 2020 by the Portland (Oregon) Pickles in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league announced it will continue in 2021, featuring two new teams, the Willamette Wild Bills and

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  6. Danville Baseball Team looking for name suggestions

    January 22, 2021 - 23:10 PM

    If there’s a silver lining to the reorganization of minor league baseball, which caused more than 40 teams to lose their affiliation with Major League parent clubs, it’s that all 10 teams in the Appalachian League will get unique nicknames. The Appy League, as it’s known to friends and family,

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  7. Negro Leagues Kansas City Monarchs reborn as independent team

    January 21, 2021 - 19:16 PM

    The longest-running team in the storied history of Negro Leagues has been revived in the form of a team in the independent American Association. The Kansas City T-Bones, who have played in Kansas City, Kansas, since 1993, made the surprise announcement today that in partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball

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  8. Gastonia Honey Hunters join Atlantic League

    January 13, 2021 - 19:45 PM

    The city of Gastonia, North Carolina, will be home to the Honey Hunters, a new baseball team in the independent Atlantic League beginning this season. Per the team, the nickname “pays homage to the original Honey Hunter, Hunter Ransom – Gaston County’s first freed slave and African American land owner.

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  9. Ohio State Looks To Extend White Jersey Winning Streak In National Championship

    January 9, 2021 - 15:49 PM

    Though it was expected as the lower-ranked team, Ohio State officially announced on Friday it will be wearing the road version of its 1968 throwback uniform during Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama. It’s the same uniform the Buckeyes wore in the Sugar Bowl win over Clemson earlier

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  10. St. Paul Saints commemorate affiliation with a twist on a classic

    December 14, 2020 - 01:18 AM

    The St. Paul Saints, a franchise that has made a name for itself with unique promotions and a sense of humor, have been an iconic independent minor league baseball team since 1993. Most recently, the team celebrated its 2019 American Association championship with a one-block, three-minute parade that featured players

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  11. Hudson Valley Renegades update brand with NY affiliation

    December 10, 2020 - 23:23 PM

    Minor league baseball has undergone seismic changes in recent weeks, with Major League Baseball imposing a new order on the system of farm teams that serve as the pipelines for the big league clubs’ players. Teams have changed everything from affiliation status, classification, and parent clubs. One of those teams

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  12. UCLA Bruins To Be Outfitted By Jordan Brand, Nike

    December 8, 2020 - 18:07 PM

    The UCLA athletic department on Tuesday announced a partnership with Nike that will make Jordan Brand the official outfitter of the football and men’s and women’s basketball programs beginning on July 1, 2021. The Bruins’ other varsity spots will feature the Nike Swoosh, meanwhile. “Our student-athletes deserve every resource in

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  13. Frontier League introduces Ottawa Titans

    December 3, 2020 - 19:53 PM

    Baseball’s independent Frontier League will add a 15th team in 2021, the Ottawa Titans, whose logo features a giant baseball player meant to signify the history, strength, and pride in Canada’s capital. Per the team, the “Titans emblem will feature a red super slugger wielding his bat over his shoulder,

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